Is a 550 cc bike the perfect middle ground?
I've spent lots of time considering about why the particular 550 cc engine size doesn't get more like these days, especially given that it occupies such a sweet spot in the motorcycling world. It's that weird, wonderful middle ground where you aren't exactly on a "beginner" bike, but you're furthermore not wrestling a liter-bike that wants to relocate your spirit to the next zip code each time you sneeze on the accelerator. For most of us, a bike within this displacement range is really more than enough, but we've been conditioned to think bigger will be always better. ...